{"id":9826,"date":"2020-06-19T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T17:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=9826"},"modified":"2020-06-19T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T17:08:17","slug":"international-boxer-dick-felix-takes-the-final-bow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/international-boxer-dick-felix-takes-the-final-bow","title":{"rendered":"International boxer Dick Felix takes the final bow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Former international light flyweight champion Dick Felix is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Felix was born of a Goan father Anthony Gregory D&#8217;Souza and a Kenyan mother\u00a0Joyce Njeri D&#8217;Souza, who have all passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Felix, who was in his mid-sixties, died in his sleep at his Ongata Rongai house in Kajiado County, from what was said to be a cardiac arrest, according\u00a0to a close friend, Sammy Kihumba.<\/p>\n<p>He (Felix) competed alongside Kihumba&#8217;s elder brother Felix Maina, who represented Kenya in the 1972 Munich Olympics in Germany same as Philip Waruinge, who won a silver medal in featherweight in the Munich games.<\/p>\n<p>Felix&#8217;s top moments were in the East and Central Africa Boxing Championships, in the early 70s.<\/p>\n<p>Felix, who is a product of the late South African tactician Eddy &#8216;Papa&#8217; Musi, started his boxing career at the Bangladesh Boxing Club in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the likes of 1973 All African Games featherweight gold medallist George Oduori, Boxing Federation of Kenya Technical Director Albert Matito and the 1972 Munich Olympics flyweight boxer, Isaac Maina.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He looked sound and we were shocked only to wake up the following day and find out he&#8217;s no more&#8221;, said Felix&#8217;s sister D&#8221;Souza.<\/p>\n<p>He leaves behind a widow and five children. Felix was among veteran Kenyan international boxers, who brought glory to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Others are Waruinge and the 1978 World Boxing Championships flyweight gold medallist, Steve Muchoki.<\/p>\n<p>His body was transferred to Umash Funeral Home in Nairobi awaiting burial on Wednesday next week at Lang&#8217;ata Cemetery. His funeral budget is Sh235,000.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We seek your support to enable us accord him a befitting send off. Our tentative budget is Sh235,000,&#8221; the burial committee said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Former international light flyweight champion Dick Felix is dead. Felix was born of a Goan father Anthony Gregory D&#8217;Souza and a Kenyan mother\u00a0Joyce Njeri D&#8217;Souza, who have all passed away. 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